Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 29 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 8.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 66.3 to 71.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |